Thula Chisamba, Author at Malawi 24

Rural civil servants having stressful paydays in Malawi

Nov 29, 2018 0

Imagine waking up at midnight to catch the only vehicle that can take you to Mzuzu to withdraw your salary. At the bank, you are told, they are experiencing network problems and you cannot withdraw… ...

22-year-old teacher offering free classes to the elderly

Nov 11, 2018 0

After completing his training in teaching basic education, 22-year-old John Punja Nkhata decided to practice his skills through teaching elderly men and women in Mzuzu how to read and write. Nkhata who completed his training… ...

Disabled woman feeding orphans in Mzuzu

Jun 25, 2017 104

Born in 1977, Emily Jungwana, has never stood to her height. She has always been crawling. Both of her legs are crippled. Her life story is a good script for a movie, but still, she… ...

35 Lengwe loggers jailed

May 07, 2017 3

A court in Blantyre has sentenced over 35 men including two Chinese nationals to prison for felling trees at Lengwe National Park. The 35 men – including 2 Chinese, 22 Mozambican and 1 Mozambican-Portuguese National… ...

Mzuni target MK20m in fundraising

May 05, 2017 5

Mzuni FC have embarked on a series of fundraising activities as one way of expanding their financial base ahead of the 2017 TNM Super League season. The club hopes that through these shows it will… ...

Nkhatabay widows breathe sigh of relief

May 04, 2017 4

The coming of Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV) in Malawi tripled trouble for widows who rely on banana production for survival in Nkhatabay. Emily Phiri, a widow who has eight children in the area of… ...

Malawi clergy happy with Trump

Feb 01, 2017 56

He might be under fire from almost all the quarters of the world but new American President Donald Trump has gotten the backing of Malawian pastors. Members of the clergy in Malawi have spoken in… ...

Man jailed for using fake K2000 note

Jan 19, 2017 39

A 24 year-old man has been jailed after he deliberately used a counterfeit K2000 note to pay a sex worker for her services in Mzuzu. Samson Chimaliro was sentenced to 10 months in prison following… ...

Man arrested for murder in Mzuzu

Jan 19, 2017 65

A 34 year-old man is in custody at Mzuzu Police Station for murdering a 30 year-old man by cutting his head and legs. The suspect Mike Banda is accused of killing Precious Mwale of Makhalala… ...

Give solutions to Mutharika or shut up, Kyungu tells CSOs

Jan 18, 2017 397

Paramount Chief Kyungu of Karonga has urged civil society organisations (CSOs) in the country to stop attacking President Peter Mutharika’s government and start providing solutions. Kyungu said in an interview that Malawi can never develop… ...

Wandale mobilising youth to form party

Jan 14, 2017 93

Leader of People’s Land Organisation Vincent Wandale is mobilising youths from the age of 16 to join him as he contemplates forming a transformative party. Through a post on his Facebook account, Wandale stressed that… ...

24 year old breaks record as Malawi’s second female pilot

Jan 13, 2017 200

Malawians have been made proud by 24 year-old Lusekero Mwenifumbo who has graduated as a pilot. According to authorities from Malawi Airlines, Lusekero completed her aviation training in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She joins Captain Yolanda… ...

Mzuni to reopen soon: authorities meeting next week

Jan 13, 2017 17

Information Malawi24 has gathered shows that Mzuzu University (Mzuni) is going to be reopened very shortly as authorities are set to meet next week to discuss the issue. A highly placed source has told this… ...

Vendor challenging constitutionality of vagabond law

Jan 09, 2017 11

The Blantyre High Court will on Tuesday deliver judgment in a case in which a vendor is challenging constitutionality of the vagabond law. The vendor, Mayeso Gwanda, was arrested in March 2015 and charged with… ...

Unemployment becomes a disease in Malawi: Graduates scrambling for non-graduate jobs

Jan 09, 2017 87

Usually, in Malawi, the celebration of graduating from a university is short-lived or is mixed with anxiety of whether finding a job will be an easy task for a graduate. Most bright graduates are seen… ...